Writing about film, television, and more cool topics!

Menu

The Marvel Cinematic Universe goes backward in order to show us the way forward in Captain Marvel, a solid origin story and an effective throwback to the franchise’s roots that still feels relatively fresh and innovative. While certainly not without its flaws, as the next episode in this now 21-part series, it ultimately leaves us with a…

Professional wrestling is a fascinating art form. It’s far from a traditional sport and more like a combination of a live stunt show and a long-running soap opera. Clearly, given the number of people who dismiss the whole thing since it’s “fake,” it’s also fairly misunderstood, leaving room for a film to explore the inner…

I’ve got some concerns about the future of The Good Place, and not for the first time. Part of this series’ appeal since Season 1 has been its willingness to burn through plot and transform itself seemingly with such reckless abandon that we’re always a little nervous that the house of cards is about to come…

Had a list of this year’s highest grossing films been sent back in time for an avid follower of the box office to look over in January 2018, it surely would not have been believed. Black Panther outgrossing Avengers: Infinity War domestically? Venom becoming the fifth highest-grossing film worldwide? The new Star Wars not even…

There’s a scene in Mary Poppins Returns in which Lin Manuel-Miranda’s character, Jack, tells the eponymous magical nanny, “It’s a good thing you came along when you did.” But about an hour-and-a-half later, I left the theater wondering, “Was it, though?” Disney’s hilariously belated sequel is a delightful moviegoing experience full of dazzling visuals and musical numbers…

Star Wars has vanished. For the first time in four years, December is underway without a new adventure in the galaxy far, far away, as Disney and Lucasfilm this year opted to put out Solo: A Star Wars Story over the summer instead. But bucking the yearly tradition of releasing every Star Wars film shortly…

David Gordon Green and Danny McBride talked at length leading up to Halloween about their decision to erase all of the previous sequels out of canon. But did they ever think for a minute about how the franchise actually got to the point that this move was necessary? It wasn’t because things got too “convoluted” or that there…